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Gmina Pokój is a rural
gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...
(administrative district) in
Namysłów County,
Opole Voivodeship, in south-western
Poland. Its seat is the village of
Pokój, which lies approximately south-east of
Namysłów
Namysłów (pronounced , german: Namslau) is a historic town in southern Poland, within Opole Voivodeship. Located along the Widawa River, it is the capital of Namysłów County. Its population was 16,551 in 2019.
History
The town began to dev ...
and north of the regional capital
Opole
Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ;
* Silesian:
** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole''
** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole''
* Silesian German: ''Uppeln''
* Czech: ''Opolí''
* Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city loc ...
.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,228.
The gmina contains part of the
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
called
Stobrawa Landscape Park
Stobrawa Landscape Park (''Stobrawski Park Krajobrazowy'') is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in south-western Poland, established in 1999, covering an area of in the region of the Stobrawa river.
The Park lies within Opole Voivodeship: in ...
.
Villages
Gmina Pokój contains the villages and settlements of
Dąbrówka Dolna,
Domaradz,
Domaradzka Kuźnia
Domaradzka Kuźnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pokój, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Pokój, south-east of Namysłów, and north of the regi ...
,
Fałkowice,
Jagienna,
Kopalina,
Kozuby,
Krogulna,
Krzywa Góra,
Ładza
Ładza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pokój, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Pokój, south-east of Namysłów, and north of the regional capital O ...
,
Lubnów,
Paryż,
Pokój,
Siedlice,
Świercowskie
Świercowskie () is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pokój, within Namysłów County, Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (provinc ...
,
Żabiniec,
Zawiść and
Zieleniec.
Neighbouring gminas
Gmina Pokój is bordered by the gminas of
Dobrzeń Wielki,
Domaszowice,
Murów
Murów (german: Murow) is a village in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Murów. It lies approximately north of the regional capital Opole
Opole (; germ ...
,
Popielów,
Świerczów and
Wołczyn.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gmina Pokój is
twinned with:
*
Enkenbach-Alsenborn
Enkenbach-Alsenborn is a municipality in the district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the northern edge of the Palatinate forest, approx. 10 km north-east of Kaiserslautern. Enkenbach-Alsenborn is also ...
, Germany
*
Hochspeyer
Hochspeyer is a municipality in the Kaiserslautern (district), district of Kaiserslautern, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Palatinate forest (Pfälzer Wald), approx. 10 km east of Kaiserslautern.
Hochspeyer was the se ...
, Germany
References
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Pokoj
Namysłów County